Satellite and radar remote sensing of southern Plains grass fires: A case study

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2133-2146

  Jones, Thomas A ^a   Christopher, Sundar A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL OPTICAL THICKNESS; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES; CROSS SECTION; DUST AEROSOLS; FIRE DEBRIS; FIRE EVENT; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; OKLAHOMA; PLUME EMANATING; RADAR DATA; RADAR OBSERVATIONS; RADAR REMOTE SENSING; REMOTE SENSING PLATFORMS; SATELLITE DATA; SMOKE AEROSOLS; SMOKE PLUME; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUBMICROMETERS; SURFACE OBSERVATION; VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; DEBRIS; DUST; FIRES; FLUID DYNAMICS; LOCATION; RADAR; RADAR CROSS SECTION; RADIOMETERS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE;

SMOKE;

AEROSOL; FIRE; GRASSLAND; MODIS; RADAR; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SMOKE; WESTERLY; WIND;

OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77958492744     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JAMC2472.1     Document Type: Article

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